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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Management-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Has a doctor or other health professional EVER suggested physical activity

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,361 811 56.2 52.7-59.7 550 43.8 40.3-47.3
GENDER
Male 355 183 48.0 41.6-54.4 172 52.0 45.6-58.4
Female 1,006 628 61.8 58.0-65.5 378 38.2 34.5-42.0
AGE
18-24 26 11 28.5 14.0-49.3 15 71.5 50.7-86.0
25-34 88 35 38.1 26.7-51.1 53 61.9 48.9-73.3
35-44 205 120 59.1 50.3-67.4 85 40.9 32.6-49.7
45-54 327 190 54.2 47.1-61.1 137 45.8 38.9-52.9
55-64 341 217 62.5 55.9-68.7 124 37.5 31.3-44.1
65-74 224 151 67.2 59.2-74.3 73 32.8 25.7-40.8
75+ 148 85 57.9 48.5-66.8 63 42.1 33.2-51.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 396 229 57.1 50.8-63.3 167 42.9 36.7-49.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 436 266 54.5 48.0-60.9 170 45.5 39.1-52.0
Some Post-H.S. 306 185 56.4 49.2-63.4 121 43.6 36.6-50.8
College Graduate 221 131 58.6 50.0-66.6 90 41.4 33.4-50.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 350 219 60.3 53.8-66.4 131 39.7 33.6-46.2
$15,000- 24,999 326 191 54.3 46.8-61.6 135 45.7 38.4-53.2
$25,000- 34,999 175 109 65.4 56.2-73.5 66 34.6 26.5-43.8
$35,000- 49,999 125 80 64.0 53.2-73.6 45 36.0 26.4-46.8
$50,000-74,999 88 50 48.1 35.9-60.4 38 51.9 39.6-64.1
$75,000+ 76 39 47.8 34.0-61.9 37 52.2 38.1-66.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 761 479 61.5 57.0-65.8 282 38.5 34.2-43.0
No 588 325 49.9 44.5-55.3 263 50.1 44.7-55.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 142 83 54.9 44.9-64.5 59 45.1 35.5-55.1
Non-Veteran 1,219 728 56.4 52.7-60.1 491 43.6 39.9-47.3

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*Asked only of respondents with chronic joint symptoms or doctor-diagnosed arthritis

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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